Members spruce goose Posted February 17, 2008 Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 Been playin' 10's for as long as I can remember. OTOH, I've only played a strat for pretty much the same period of time. Until now. And by "now", I mean a couple of months ago. Anyways.... I just put 13's on my acoustic (going up from 12's), and I kinda like the thicker strings. . So I had a flashback to my les paul being a bit too "easy" to play (not to mention somewhat buzzing) with the 10's........ So what do you guys put on your LPs, and why? Do 11's sound better? Is there less buzzing? Will I need to adjust the truss rod? Also, what strings should I get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted February 17, 2008 Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 How screwed in is your stop-bar? You can stiffen up your playablity by screwing it closer to the guitars body. Some guys bring it as low as they can without having the strings resting on the tun-o-matic before they get to the saddles, then they string it up over the bar (top stringing) for less tension or the "normal" way for more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spruce goose Posted February 17, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 How screwed in is your stop-bar? You can stiffen up your playablity by screwing it closer to the guitars body. Some guys bring it as low as they can without having the strings resting on the tun-o-matic before they get to the saddles, then they string it up over the bar (top stringing) for less tension or the "normal" way for more. It's pretty screwed. If a stop-bar is that metal thingy where the strings sit, that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoJo68 Posted February 17, 2008 Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 If there's buzzing you need a setup. I play 10's om my LP.You can go to to 11's, but again, you'll prob. need a set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spruce goose Posted February 17, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 If there's buzzing you need a setup. I play 10's om my LP.You can go to to 11's, but again, you'll prob. need a set up. Minor buzzing. I can kinda live with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted February 17, 2008 Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 It's pretty screwed. If a stop-bar is that metal thingy where the strings sit, that is. I believe you are talking about the tune-O-Matic. The part where the strings height is adjusted. What I am talking about is the Stop-Bar. That is the pc of hardware that has holes in it that you put the strings through. This is a pic of the stop-bar tail piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted February 17, 2008 Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 If there's buzzing you need a setup. I play 10's om my LP.You can go to to 11's, but again, you'll prob. need a set up. Prol' Could be the action is set to low as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snambo Posted February 17, 2008 Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 Putting 11s on your LP is great idea. The shorter scale of the LP make heavier gauge strings less noticeable. I did it to mine and think it's the single best improvement I made to it's sound. No truss rod adjustment, of bridge height was necessary ( I play medium/low) - just an intonation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted February 17, 2008 Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 Minor buzzing. I can kinda live with it. If it is not buzzing through the amp I would not worry to much about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted February 17, 2008 Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 Putting 11s on your LP is great idea. The shorter scale of the LP make heavier gauge strings less noticeable. I did it to mine and think it's the single best improvement I made to it's sound. No truss rod adjustment, of bridge height was necessary ( I play medium/low) - just an intonation. These days pretty much all the "modern" spec' Gibson fingerboards can handle 11's real easy. Truth be told, I have been contemplating them for my Explorer recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spruce goose Posted February 17, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 I believe you are talking about the tune-O-Matic. The part where the strings height is adjusted. What I am talking about is the Stop-Bar. That is the pc of hardware that has holes in it that you put the strings through.This is a pic of the stop-bar tail piece. Yeah, that's maxed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spruce goose Posted February 17, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 Putting 11s on your LP is great idea. The shorter scale of the LP make heavier gauge strings less noticeable. I did it to mine and think it's the single best improvement I made to it's sound. Yeah, that's what I was thinking.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spruce goose Posted February 17, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 So, Snambo, what strings do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rusholmeruffian Posted February 17, 2008 Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 I have 11s on my Yamaha RGX320FZ, which is a set-neck two-humbucker 24.75"-scale mahogany guitar, and it plays wonderfully. I can bend up to a minor third on the B and G, although I don't do much bending, and the action is more or less buzz-free. I'm gonna move down to 10s on my Telecaster, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members buddhapaugh Posted February 17, 2008 Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 Been playin' 10's for as long as I can remember. OTOH, I've only played a strat for pretty much the same period of time. Until now. And by "now", I mean a couple of months ago. Anyways.... I just put 13's on my acoustic (going up from 12's), and I kinda like the thicker strings. . So I had a flashback to my les paul being a bit too "easy" to play (not to mention somewhat buzzing) with the 10's........ So what do you guys put on your LPs, and why? Do 11's sound better? Is there less buzzing? Will I need to adjust the truss rod? Also, what strings should I get? Ernie Ball Power Slinkys. Purple package... .011 to .048. Love 'em on an LP... even Agile LP's like 'em!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snambo Posted February 17, 2008 Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 So, Snambo, what strings do you use? Right now I'm using my first set of Dean Markley, Blue Steel mediums (11 - 52). I read a lot of good reviews of them but I'm a little underwhelmed. They seem a bit duller than what I was using before which was GHS Boomers (11 - 53). I like bright "big" sounding (for lack of a better description) strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted February 17, 2008 Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 Yeah, that's maxed down. You might want to raise it up some if the strings are resting on the tune-o-matic before they go over the saddles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spruce goose Posted February 17, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 You might want to raise it up some if the strings are resting on the tune-o-matic before they go over the saddles. They aren't, though the high E is like 0.0000001 inches away from resting on the TOM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stephan1980 Posted February 17, 2008 Members Share Posted February 17, 2008 think i saw somewhere recently that Gibson used to put 13's on the LP's stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spruce goose Posted February 18, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 18, 2008 It's done. Sounds decent. Feels OK. Buzzes less (I think). Harder to bend (still pretty easy for 2 halves, tho). Sounds more like a Gibson (it's an epi). Conclusion: 11 > 10. Umm, . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rapmaster Posted February 18, 2008 Members Share Posted February 18, 2008 It's done. Sounds decent. Feels OK. Buzzes less (I think). Harder to bend (still pretty easy for 2 halves, tho). Sounds more like a Gibson (it's an epi). Conclusion: 11 > 10. Umm, . Bending shouldn't get harder until really you move into .012 gauge territory. The difference in tension really isn't too drastic and chances are, most players could probably bend them a whole step, but make sure you buy sets with a plain g, not a wound one. It makes a helluva difference. I'm switching next time to a set with a plain G (I currently use .012s on my LP in standard and .013 on my other for open E slide work). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spruce goose Posted February 18, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 18, 2008 Bending shouldn't get harder until really you move into .012 gauge territory. The difference in tension really isn't too drastic and chances are, most players could probably bend them a whole step, but make sure you buy sets with a plain g, not a wound one. It makes a helluva difference. I'm switching next time to a set with a plain G (I currently use .012s on my LP in standard and .013 on my other for open E slide work). Yeah, 10's were too easy . Guess that's what happens when you are used to bending with a vintage-fret-strat. My start now has 6100s, though, so I can pretty much bend that one like teh Beckham too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rock-lobster Posted February 18, 2008 Members Share Posted February 18, 2008 from what i understand, 11 is one louder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rusholmeruffian Posted February 18, 2008 Members Share Posted February 18, 2008 I vastly prefer the wound G to the plain one on a set of 11s, at least as far as tone goes. Bending, maybe not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leakyfaucet Posted February 18, 2008 Members Share Posted February 18, 2008 I put 11s on my Les Paul for a few months. I liked them for a while but eventually went back to 10s for the extra dexterity. 11s didn't sound a whole lot different to me. And certainly not better, just slightly different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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